Madar-e-Soleyman

Madar-e-Soleyman (Persian: Mādar e Soleymān – مادر سليمان) is a city in Madar-e-Soleyman Rural District, Hakhamanish District, Pasargad County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,633, in 404 families.[2] The name means "mother of Solomon", the Biblical Bathsheba, from the tomb historically reputed to belong to her (known as Tomb of Cyrus in modern times).

For the administrative subdivision, see Madar-e-Soleyman Rural District.
Madar-e-Soleyman
City
Madar-e-Soleyman is located in Iran
Madar-e-Soleyman
Madar-e-Soleyman
Coordinates: 30°11′33″N 53°10′22″E
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyPasargad
BakhshHakhamanish
Rural DistrictMadar-e-Soleyman
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total1,546 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
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